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Facile synthesis of sulfo-functionalized mesoporous silica with strong acidity by temperature-controlled calcination

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The facile synthesis of sulfo-functionalized mesoporous silica (MCM-41) by a one-step process of surfactant removal and thiol oxidation technique through a temperature-controlled calcination of a precursor is presented. Thiol containing mesoporous silica is synthesized as a precursor by hydrolysis and co-condensation of tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane (MPTMS). The samples thus prepared are shown to preserve the ordered two-dimensional hexagonal structure and pore characteristics of MCM-41, while functionalizing the material with sulfo groups which was oxidized from thiol groups providing strong acidity. The acidity of the material is demonstrated by high ammonia uptakes and low differential adsorption energy of ammonia.

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One of the authors (F.-Y. Yeoh) is indebted to the ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a doctoral scholarship in Japan.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, 441-8580, Japan

    Fei-Yee Yeoh & Akihiko Matsumoto

  2. Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8502, Japan

    Toshihide Baba

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Yeoh, FY., Matsumoto, A. & Baba, T. Facile synthesis of sulfo-functionalized mesoporous silica with strong acidity by temperature-controlled calcination. J Porous Mater 16, 283–289 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-008-9198-7

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